Glad to hear about your upcoming plans - hopefully that'll let you recharge your batteries a bit.
On the carb cycling - I haven't tried it "officially" but I have been low carb or semi-low carb for about 4 years. And I allow myself high carb treats once in awhile - if that counts as "cycling."
I lost about 50 lbs in the first year, then I maintained for awhile, and then lost another 25 that's part LC, part "bomb diet." I'm happy to report that even though I've definitely upped my carb count, as long as I'm careful not to do it daily, I've been able to maintain pretty easily.
I am planning to get back to stricter LC soon, to lose the last 25-30 lbs.
Not sure if that helps.. but there's my story of unofficial carb cycling.
Me 35, H 38; Together 13.5 yrs, M 7 Bomb 1 10/07/06 Sep'd 1/14/07 - 4/15 Piecing: 4/07 - 9/07 Bomb 3 10/11/07: Never loved you, let's separate 2/08 slowly improving 7/08 Piecing (7/25/08 rings back on!!) Current thread